A French late 19th century ormolu-mounted mahogany, satiné and Coromandel lacquer bonheur du jour by Fernand Kohl, Paris
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A French late 19th century ormolu-mounted mahogany, satiné and Coromandel lacquer bonheur du jour
by Fernand Kohl, Paris
surmounted by a rectangular marble top, opening with two doors to an interior fitted with one shelf, above a frieze drawer with a push release button, on square tapering legs and toupie feet joined by an under-tier, the drawer with a metal plaque inscribed Fernand KOHL/ 55 rue traversière/ PARIS, 96cm wide, 44cm deep, 161cm high (37.5" wide, 17" deep, 63" high).
Estimate:
£7,000 - 10,000
€8,200 - 12,000
US$ 11,000 - 15,000

Footnotes

  • Fernand Kohl, situated at 55 Rue Traversiere in Paris, exhibited in the Paris Exhibition Universelle of 1889 where he obtained a bronze medal.

    Provenance:
    - Collection Pierre Lecoules, Paris.

    Literature:
    - Denise Ledoux-Lebard, Dictionnaire des Ebénistes et Menuisiers du 19e siècle, Les éditions de l'Amateur, 1989.

Category: Furniture / European Furniture and Works of Art

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